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if she does, she will earn herself a place in the history of liberties in america. an update on the ice landic volcano, and the ash cloud that crippled travel and created the most beautiful images of the year. good news, british air space reopened. the first plane to land at heathrow in almost a week. throughout europe about half of today's scheduled departures will get off the ground. this evening, in addition to britain some airports have opened in germany, italy, the czech republic, russia and the netherlands. planes are able to fly because the ash cloud is lower. allowing any high eight attitude jet that can fly at 20,000 feet to fly above it. that is the good news. the bad news, the airline industry estimates it has cost more than $1 billion. because of 95,000 canceled flights. also this volcano is not the only volcano in town. there is another, much bigger volcano in iceland if you go by the historical pattern may erupt in the next six months. i know that is a weird thing to predict and there's no gauge tees here, but this other, bigger volcano has done so eve
if she does, she will earn herself a place in the history of liberties in america. an update on the ice landic volcano, and the ash cloud that crippled travel and created the most beautiful images of the year. good news, british air space reopened. the first plane to land at heathrow in almost a week. throughout europe about half of today's scheduled departures will get off the ground. this evening, in addition to britain some airports have opened in germany, italy, the czech republic, russia...
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all mcdonald's. ♪ ba da ba ba ba somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> we are back with a look at the top of the charts this morning -- >>> the earth day festival on the mall is this sunday. and the earth day report, there's a war going on in the potomac river basin. it to to stop invaders that spread to the ecosystem and cost $120 billion every year. >> when you go over the potomac river at chain bridge or the american legion bridge you are looking down at some of the rarest habitats on earth. some of those plant communities are found nowhere else but the potomac gorge. >> reporter: but this precious ecosystem is under attack from foreign invaders. >> it out compet
all mcdonald's. ♪ ba da ba ba ba somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> we are back with a look at the top...
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and it's been a very, very important time in america. we've seen the worst of it, we've seen things getting better. we've also seen greed to the excess. and that greed, unfortunately, is going to continue unless we get a strong financial regulation bill to the president and i know that my democratic colleagues and i want to see that happen and we'll do everything we possibly can, and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the remaining portion of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. carter, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. we like to get up on the floor of this house and we like to argue our points and we like to try to couch the facts in such a way that you come to a conclusion that suits our political leaning. that happens all the time in the courthouse when lawyers advocate for their clients, it happens here in congre
and it's been a very, very important time in america. we've seen the worst of it, we've seen things getting better. we've also seen greed to the excess. and that greed, unfortunately, is going to continue unless we get a strong financial regulation bill to the president and i know that my democratic colleagues and i want to see that happen and we'll do everything we possibly can, and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the remaining portion of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman...
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so the businesses with 500 or fewer employees in america hire 80% of the jobs in america. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america, as we say, smaller businesses, but we can hire and expand and hire new workers. that is true. it can create conditions which allow the small businesses to prosper and hire a lot of people. the president is right in this. the conditions can be created. well, what are those conditions? well, let's take a look at it. does it mean $2 trillion in tax increases over 10 years? no, it sure doesn't. what happens when the government takes a whole lot of tax money out of the economy? it's taking it out of the pockets of the people who own the small businesses. guess what tax category the people who are running those small businesses, guess what tax category they're in? they're in the exact bracket that president obama said he wants to tax. people making over $250,000. oh, people say my goodness, if somebody is making $250,000 they ought to pay a little bit more taxes. fine. keep taxing them. what happens? if you keep ta
so the businesses with 500 or fewer employees in america hire 80% of the jobs in america. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america, as we say, smaller businesses, but we can hire and expand and hire new workers. that is true. it can create conditions which allow the small businesses to prosper and hire a lot of people. the president is right in this. the conditions can be created. well, what are those conditions? well, let's take a look at it. does it mean $2...
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it is the front lawn of america. it is the place where millions and millions of visitors come, not only from our country, but from around the world. it should be a center of pride for the country. if you have looked at the grass out there, the open walkaways are pretty hammered, frankly. so we have been combing through a process over the past several years, just completing the public comment period, and we are looking not at changing the form of the mall, but that its designed to handle the literally thousands of activities. it is also by the wa, by the wat amendment site. that is important and we need to accommodate that, but the mall was never really designed for that. remember, this is a bill that was put on top of a swamp. it is not very resilient. it is going to take a significant investment for us to basically rebuild the mall in a way that can withstand these uses. we are not intend on taking people off of the mall. we want them to be there, but we need to make it more resilienct. host: a costly endeavor? gues
it is the front lawn of america. it is the place where millions and millions of visitors come, not only from our country, but from around the world. it should be a center of pride for the country. if you have looked at the grass out there, the open walkaways are pretty hammered, frankly. so we have been combing through a process over the past several years, just completing the public comment period, and we are looking not at changing the form of the mall, but that its designed to handle the...
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some of those misses or ships include enhancing america's civil and instruments of national power above all the policy and development and better integrating them with our military. rebalancing the defense establishment to reflect the lessons learned and capabilities and from recent conflicts is specially counter insurgency, stability and reconstruction operations. most recently reforming the way we build the capacity of allies and partners to better fight alongside us and secure their own territory. all of these institutional shifts are to 1 degree or another aimed at improving the way the united states works with and through other countries to confront shared security challenges so as the matter i want to discuss today the need to reform the u.s. government's regulations and procedures for exporting weapons and the so-called dual use equipment and technology. earlier this year the president announced he would speak to further enhance national security through substantial changes to our export control regime. he did so with unanimous support of his entire national security team. this a
some of those misses or ships include enhancing america's civil and instruments of national power above all the policy and development and better integrating them with our military. rebalancing the defense establishment to reflect the lessons learned and capabilities and from recent conflicts is specially counter insurgency, stability and reconstruction operations. most recently reforming the way we build the capacity of allies and partners to better fight alongside us and secure their own...
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we are coming back to the issues with america. obama is increasing his scope, with other countries becoming involved, is it not true that in europe, america is trying to the dissipate with the conflict. because you were against the invasion in iraq, does this mean that you would reduce the availability of the british military and you do not want great britain to be the automatic partner in the conflicts that are brought. >> we have a german colleague that we will hear from. and then, japan. >> i was wondering if you think that there will be an initiative to support the british countries? and if you want to extend this and if you have some particular idea in mind? >> we were coming to you -- from the front. sorry. >> i am from a japanese newspaper and i want to ask you , do you tolerate the two-party system or would you like a new, three-party system? >> would you like to terminate the two-party system? >> the very last question, this is an agonizing issue. the gentleman who was wearing glasses. >> thank you very much. you have sai
we are coming back to the issues with america. obama is increasing his scope, with other countries becoming involved, is it not true that in europe, america is trying to the dissipate with the conflict. because you were against the invasion in iraq, does this mean that you would reduce the availability of the british military and you do not want great britain to be the automatic partner in the conflicts that are brought. >> we have a german colleague that we will hear from. and then,...
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think that will -- her legacy will stick with us as we meet the current challenges for equality in america. for more than 50 years the civil rights division has been charged with protecting all americans against discrimination throughout our society. division is our nation's moral compass. as senator ted kennedy said civil rights is the unfinished business of the nation and there's much work to be done. whether it's in discrimination in employment, education, housing voting personal libertys or hate crimes civil rights division must take action and not staton sidelines against those who violate our laws. the civil rights division has a proud tradition of fighting to enforce anti-discrimination laws in the areas of voting rights civil rights housing elections employment and hate crimes however during last administration division had an alarming lack of civil rights enforcement and a multitude of politicization so much so that their own office of professional responsibility and the office of inspector general. began independent investigations of the political appointees at the department of
think that will -- her legacy will stick with us as we meet the current challenges for equality in america. for more than 50 years the civil rights division has been charged with protecting all americans against discrimination throughout our society. division is our nation's moral compass. as senator ted kennedy said civil rights is the unfinished business of the nation and there's much work to be done. whether it's in discrimination in employment, education, housing voting personal libertys or...
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giuliani noted grayson is not part of the blame america first crowd. this did not sit well with the elder paul who slammed the mayor for his endorse accusing him of slithering into the race. slither or not, i think it is fair to say that mayor giuliani has the best of this argument. the white house beer summit could be making a return. it stems from comments made by the president this month in maine. >> the president: i want to give a little plug to bill. bill owns market house coffee and the maine beer and beverage corporation both here. in exchange for in publicity, i hope i'm going to get some samples of the beer. >> sean: ask and you shall receive this is the spread on it twice 1600 pennsylvania avenue courtesy of bill the beer guy. bill tells the ap how can i say no? being a good american to answer the call. at least the white house fridge will be fully stocked the next time the president insults somebody and has to host a beer summit mr. president, i'm still available for that beer. i'll even pay for it that is the news tonight from hannity's ame
giuliani noted grayson is not part of the blame america first crowd. this did not sit well with the elder paul who slammed the mayor for his endorse accusing him of slithering into the race. slither or not, i think it is fair to say that mayor giuliani has the best of this argument. the white house beer summit could be making a return. it stems from comments made by the president this month in maine. >> the president: i want to give a little plug to bill. bill owns market house coffee and...
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measuring potential risks as america waits for the ash plume to clear and what the volcano desights to do next. >>> well, it appears gop opposition to legislation to regulate wall street may be softening. yesterday republicans backed off their harsh criticisms after democrats clarified that financial firms would not be receiving any bailouts through a $50 billion industry-supported fund. as a result, both parties are saying they can work together on financial regulation. nbc's steve handelsman has the story. >> reporter: it's the new big issue. financial regulation of wall street. >> we have to acknowledge that the status quo has not worked. >> reporter: government has just sued goldman sachs for knowingly selling bad mortgage security. lehman brothers bankruptcy when the housing bubble burst was probed in the house. >> the unscrupulous practices illustrates why the senate needs to quickly pass and the congress needs to swiftly finalize the wall street reform bill. >> reporter: democrats dropped the plan to keep bailouts as a backup. that could win over republican votes. >> there's a v
measuring potential risks as america waits for the ash plume to clear and what the volcano desights to do next. >>> well, it appears gop opposition to legislation to regulate wall street may be softening. yesterday republicans backed off their harsh criticisms after democrats clarified that financial firms would not be receiving any bailouts through a $50 billion industry-supported fund. as a result, both parties are saying they can work together on financial regulation. nbc's steve...
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and today, we know it's small businesses that can create the jobs america needs. that's why at&t is investing billions to upgrade and build out our wired and wireless networks. making them faster, smarter, and more secure. connecting small businesses to markets across the country, and around the world. we invest now, because we know it will pay off... with new jobs, new growth, from a new generation, putting their belief in the future on the line. now is the time for investment and innovation. the future is waiting. and the future has always the future is waiting. and the future has always been our business. at&t. >>> welcome back. 7:14 right now on this wednesday morning and a a little bit of a day of change, but so far, decent out there. >> so far, not so bad. we expect to see a few sprinkles in the morning and more rainfall during the day, but things are changing as we speak. let's look at the radar and see how things are look across the region. there is rain on the radar in the washington area, in the district and to the north, west and south. however, this ov
and today, we know it's small businesses that can create the jobs america needs. that's why at&t is investing billions to upgrade and build out our wired and wireless networks. making them faster, smarter, and more secure. connecting small businesses to markets across the country, and around the world. we invest now, because we know it will pay off... with new jobs, new growth, from a new generation, putting their belief in the future on the line. now is the time for investment and...
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but her religion wouldn't let her be on camera so being in america we optus we respect her decision because she had the freedom to make that choice. but dima agreed to give interviews and we asked about her life iraq to see if she was the right candidate for the interview and once we heard her experience we knew that dima was able to tell how her real-life experience. >> what impact did her life experience of a document? >> it was unbelievable someone around my age had gone through those kind of the spirit i could never imagine myself in her situation. it was sad to hear about the violence that occurs in iraq and how it affects everybody there. >> what did you learn from her and speaking with her? >> i've always heard people say we should be grateful for what we have in this country. the growing technology and advancements sometimes you forget how fortunate we are what you're in a -- hearing dima's story reminded me of the attendees and we are living the good life in america so while we have the opportunity to live such a great life we should take every chance we get and appreciate that we
but her religion wouldn't let her be on camera so being in america we optus we respect her decision because she had the freedom to make that choice. but dima agreed to give interviews and we asked about her life iraq to see if she was the right candidate for the interview and once we heard her experience we knew that dima was able to tell how her real-life experience. >> what impact did her life experience of a document? >> it was unbelievable someone around my age had gone through...
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. >> always come back to america because this is where the cash is anyway, we have a disagreement on this. i think we absolutely need some oversight. but i do agree with you that the feds have not -- do not have a good track record. but i put it in the fbi hands. they would be the ones that would enforce the law and the law would have to be very specific so even you, stossel, understand it i will never understand it but you would understand and it explain it to me. john stossel, everybody, officer crumke. charges the obama administration is not fort hood eno sfx: car cg ♪ ♪ this is onstar. i've received a signal you've been in a crash. i'll contact emergency services. >> bill: barack and a hard place segment tonight charges the obama administration is side tracking the investigation of the fort hood massacre. now issuing subpoenas, the senators saying their homeland security committee will have to investigate the fort hood atrocity because the administration is not doing enough. with us fox news analysts alan colmes and monica crowley. it is a civil action not a criminal action.
. >> always come back to america because this is where the cash is anyway, we have a disagreement on this. i think we absolutely need some oversight. but i do agree with you that the feds have not -- do not have a good track record. but i put it in the fbi hands. they would be the ones that would enforce the law and the law would have to be very specific so even you, stossel, understand it i will never understand it but you would understand and it explain it to me. john stossel,...
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consider this: at iowa lakes community college, the students learn to keep america's wind turbines going and to keep them safe, the only battery they trust in their high voltage meters are duracell rechargeables. so whether you're responsible for tomorrow... or enjoying today... it just has to work. duracell smart power. duracell trusted everywhere yeah. strip? ok. absolutely! where's the music? ♪ i have a lot of stuffiness at night. allergies. i was just diagnosed with a deviated septum. here's how it works... [ female announcer ] nasal congestion limits air flow but breathe right's patented reflex action gently lifts open nasal passages to help you get more air. oh, yeah. yeah, you're right. i'm getting more air. oh, wow! that's pretty nice. [ woman ] if your nose could talk right now, what do you think it would say? i think it's saying, "i'm open for business!" [ female announcer ] for two free samples, go to breatheright.com and strip for free. [ female announcer ] for two free samples, everything is better with swanson broth in it. made with garden vegetables and sun-drenched herb
consider this: at iowa lakes community college, the students learn to keep america's wind turbines going and to keep them safe, the only battery they trust in their high voltage meters are duracell rechargeables. so whether you're responsible for tomorrow... or enjoying today... it just has to work. duracell smart power. duracell trusted everywhere yeah. strip? ok. absolutely! where's the music? ♪ i have a lot of stuffiness at night. allergies. i was just diagnosed with a deviated septum....
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kennedy serve america act. that event was held in washington. after a luncheon, organizers of national service groups talked about how to increase service opportunities for all americans and keep the momentum going. >> the smithsonian's natural museum received some items from the kennedy era that have been sitting in a safe deposit box for years. one of the items is a cane used by president john f. kennedy during world war ii. retired navy captain made the donation. he and j.f.k. were boat commanders in the south pacific. we'll have more on president kennedy's world war ii story coming up at 6:00. >>> right now, let's talk about the cool, damp weather out there. does it continue tonight? topper shutt on the terrace with your out and about forecast. >> notice the first time out without the umbrella. showers are diminishing. here's your out and about forecast. it's going to be damp, but showers will be tapering off, kind of on the cool side. temperatures from 52 to 60. good news, winds will be light. ready for your closeup, here we go. we will sta
kennedy serve america act. that event was held in washington. after a luncheon, organizers of national service groups talked about how to increase service opportunities for all americans and keep the momentum going. >> the smithsonian's natural museum received some items from the kennedy era that have been sitting in a safe deposit box for years. one of the items is a cane used by president john f. kennedy during world war ii. retired navy captain made the donation. he and j.f.k. were...
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in the america in mast and afghanistan. >> bret: charles, what do you say to folks who say listen we heard intelligence reports before, in lead up to iraq that were not accurate. why believe this one? >> we have long list of intelligence reports inaccurate, but one exclusion is they underestimated the speed of iraq nukes. underestimated russia in the late '40s, underestimated in china, india, pakistan. always under estimate. in the gulf war in 1991, we had no idea that saddam had active nuke programs and we discovered it after the war to our surprise and our horror. so generally speaking on history is under estimating. yes, of course, it's inaccurate. but from looking back and into the future, generally speaking it's underestimate with the glaring exception of, of course, of the mass destruction in -- weapons of mass destruction in iraq. if you get report after report that indicates iran is working on the intercontinue th -- intercontinental missile, watch them in testing they are announcing we're on our way. it would deny reality to deny it will happen and rather quickly. >> bret: r
in the america in mast and afghanistan. >> bret: charles, what do you say to folks who say listen we heard intelligence reports before, in lead up to iraq that were not accurate. why believe this one? >> we have long list of intelligence reports inaccurate, but one exclusion is they underestimated the speed of iraq nukes. underestimated russia in the late '40s, underestimated in china, india, pakistan. always under estimate. in the gulf war in 1991, we had no idea that saddam had...
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somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. so, doctor... i've been thinking... no. you know how... no. so, doc, i've got this friend... [ male announcer ] talking to your doctor about erectile dysfunction isn't easy. actually, doc, there is something i want to talk to you about. [ male announcer ] but it's definitely a conversation worth having. twenty million men have had their viagra talk. when you're ready for yours, visit viagra.com for helpful conversation starters and to learn how viagra can help. ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. don't take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects may include
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modern america. and who loved roosevelt more than ronald reagan? >> rose: indeed. >> i remember seeing ronald reagan at the white house with congressman pepper once. >> rose: claude pepper from florida. >> claude peper from florida. president reagan said "franklin roosevelt, i voted for him four times. he was certainly greatest president of this century." >> rose: you were investment banker who was once involved in politics and had a lot of public service. a lawyer then investment banker and you spent a lot of time in a commitment to franklin roosevelt in terms... not just this. >> i've had the great opportunity of my life. i started with wild bill donovan >> rose: he was the head of what became the c.i.a.. >> he was the counter of o.s.s. he was ambassador to southeast asia under eisenhower and i was his executive assistance in those days. then i was associated with robert kennedy having been his assistance when he was attorney general. great friend and edward kennedy was a great friend of ours all those years. then i was appointed ambassador the u
modern america. and who loved roosevelt more than ronald reagan? >> rose: indeed. >> i remember seeing ronald reagan at the white house with congressman pepper once. >> rose: claude pepper from florida. >> claude peper from florida. president reagan said "franklin roosevelt, i voted for him four times. he was certainly greatest president of this century." >> rose: you were investment banker who was once involved in politics and had a lot of public...
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somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> i'm brian shactman with your cnbc "market wrap." stocks wobbling to a mix finish a flood of corporate earnings today. the dow jones industrial's up about eight points but s&p 500 slipping 1.34 points. the nasdaq added 4 points to the plus side. >>> starbucks posting better than expected and boosting its full-year outlook. shares moving higher in after-hours trading. >>> but ebay shares selling off on earnings coming in flat to slightly better than expected. and. >>> then there's boeing which finished at the to the dow. with shares soaring nearly 4% but it did lower its outlook. >>> at&t shares dipping slightly despite topping forecast. the
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somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> developing this hour, right now on "andrea mitchell reports," look at those picture. helicopters and boats searching for any sign of 12 people now missing after an explosion on an offshore oil rig. these pictures just into msnbc show the rig on fire last night off the coast of louisiana. the platform is still burning. it's now tilting about 70 degrees. most of the 126 workers were evacuated safely. they will be arriving back on land tonight. 15 were taken to area hospitals. seven are believed to be in critical condition. nbc's ron mott is on route. we'll have a report tonight on nbc nightly news. >>> scientists are telling -- travelers are
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he was chosen out of all the prosecutors in america by attorney general janet reno to conduct a very sensitive investigation of president clinton when he was accused of some wrongdoing. he conducted that, concluded no charges ought to be brought. this was a highly qualified person and was blocked. so, mr. president, our time is out but i know that -- that every nominee doesn't get to be brought up immediately when they're -- they are called -- when they're -- some people would want to call their nomination up. it requires unanimous consent to bring up a nominee and immediately get a vote and unanimous consent isn't always given, so it slows down people. but i -- and i do believe we ought not to unnecessarily delay persons, but i would want to say that the i ca alacrity by which president obama's nominations are moving far surpasses anything like the difficulties that president bush's nominees had. i've been here, i've seen it, i know that to be a fact, and i hope that we can create a climate where judges have a reasonable time on the docket, they are -- have hearings in judiciary, op
he was chosen out of all the prosecutors in america by attorney general janet reno to conduct a very sensitive investigation of president clinton when he was accused of some wrongdoing. he conducted that, concluded no charges ought to be brought. this was a highly qualified person and was blocked. so, mr. president, our time is out but i know that -- that every nominee doesn't get to be brought up immediately when they're -- they are called -- when they're -- some people would want to call...
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somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> 31 would be really nice. >> 3-is. >> close it out. >> sounds like a plan to me. >> caps and canadiens at it again tonight. game four. both teams have changed goalies. caps, of course, switched to semyon varlamov. the goal for the caps just take care of business north of the border and try to close the series out as soon as possible. lindsay has more from montreal. >> reporter: players said early on in this series how beneficial it would be if they could wrap up this first round early. so tonight they have a significant opportunity. if they can beat montreal here, then they could wrap up this first round series with a win in game five on fr
somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> 31 would be really nice. >> 3-is. >> close it out....
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. >> reporter: critics say salt isn't to blame for all that ails america. it's more complicated. >> the people in this world that consume the most salt, they have the longest life span. that's number one. the people that eat the least amount of salt have the shortest. >> reporter: others argue forcing food manufacturers to change their recipes will hurt business. some have already voluntarily reduced salt. but will consumers bite? we conducted an informal taste test of our own. "a," traditional spaghetti sauce. "b," the same brand's low sodium verse. >> option "a." >> reporter: tasters were split evenly, 50/50. some palates need convincing. does it taste better with a little salt? >> there's definitely more of a tangy kind of punch. >> reporter: manufacturers would have ten years, hope big grad reducing salt they won't leave consumers with a bad taste. >> it's just such a habit though. i think you watch the food channel when they're cooking and they're throwing salt in there. when you eat out you really notice it. >> all our palates are so trained to it. th
. >> reporter: critics say salt isn't to blame for all that ails america. it's more complicated. >> the people in this world that consume the most salt, they have the longest life span. that's number one. the people that eat the least amount of salt have the shortest. >> reporter: others argue forcing food manufacturers to change their recipes will hurt business. some have already voluntarily reduced salt. but will consumers bite? we conducted an informal taste test of our...
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kennedy serve america act. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from the mariana islands, mr. sablan, and the gentlewoman from illinois, mrs. biggert, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from the mariana islands. mr. sablan: thank you, mr. speaker. i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution 1276 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sablan: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from the mariana islands is recognized. mr. sablan: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of house resolution 1276, which recognizes the anniversary of the signing of the landmark service legislation, the edward m. kennedy serve america act shes and the continued importance of volunteerism and national service to our country. for many americans, including my constituents in the northern mariana islands, serv
kennedy serve america act. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from the mariana islands, mr. sablan, and the gentlewoman from illinois, mrs. biggert, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from the mariana islands. mr. sablan: thank you, mr. speaker. i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on house resolution 1276 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection....
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as champions of america's families. each and every day our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines earn the respect of a grateful nation. as long as they continue the battle abroad, we must do everything in our power to support them here at home. i'd like to thank all of the members of congress on both sides of the aisle who worked so hard to strengthen the bill and to bring it to the floor today. again i want to commend chairman bob filner, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, chairman mike michaud, health subcommittee on veterans' affairs, and chairwoman stephanie herseth sandlin, subcommittee on economic opportunity committee on veterans' affairs. i also want to recognize the hard work and commitment to those who have worn our nation's uniform by three key freshmen members of congress, congressman tom perriello, kongwoman halvorson, congressman harry teague. both houses this has been a bipartisan effort and i commend ranking member buyer for his leadership. i know that everything there is an endless list of w
as champions of america's families. each and every day our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines earn the respect of a grateful nation. as long as they continue the battle abroad, we must do everything in our power to support them here at home. i'd like to thank all of the members of congress on both sides of the aisle who worked so hard to strengthen the bill and to bring it to the floor today. again i want to commend chairman bob filner, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, chairman...
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mckinley, tallest peak in north america. and an extremely tricky climb. he's aiming to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents. when he's not climbing mountains, jordan lives with his mom in big bear lake, california. >> for jordan, our life has always been outdoors. and hiking and biking and an outdoor lifestyle. climbing a mountain doesn't seem as shocking to our family as it would for another. >> reporter: everest, with the high altitude, thin air, treacherous weather, presents a unique challenge for any climber. let alone a 13-year-old. todd burleson, highly experienced climber and guide who knows everest well is the president of am pine ascents in seattle. >> if anything seems wrong turn around. >> reporter: jordan will be taking on everest with his father, father's girlfriend, and a group of sherpas. they succeed it will be six down and one to go. mt. vincent in antarctica. george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >> the today show's meredith vieira spoke with the group this morning from their base cam open the north side of mt. everest. he
mckinley, tallest peak in north america. and an extremely tricky climb. he's aiming to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents. when he's not climbing mountains, jordan lives with his mom in big bear lake, california. >> for jordan, our life has always been outdoors. and hiking and biking and an outdoor lifestyle. climbing a mountain doesn't seem as shocking to our family as it would for another. >> reporter: everest, with the high altitude, thin air, treacherous...
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america this morning. >> moments away, new questions about the beating in prince george's county after missing security tape shows up with a gabon it. >> also, airplanes are taking off overburden for the first time in nearly a week. >> a cloudy and cool start to this wednesday. some rain before the day is over. good morning washington begins right now. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7's good morning washington, on your side. >> good wednesday morning. i am doug mcelway. >> i am natasha barrett. we begin with traffic and weather every 10 minutes. brian van de graaff has more on the rain. >> its entering right now. a little light rain this morning. that will pick up in the midday. it will be gentle. a 10th of an inch or quarter inch. maybe a half inch in some spots. western loudoun county to parts of fauquier county and up and down the shenandoah valley. temperatures this morning in the 40's and 50's. low 70's this afternoon. sunshine returning tomorrow. we will have more on that in a moment. first to lisa baden. happy holidump day. >> there was overnight construction on the beltway, but
america this morning. >> moments away, new questions about the beating in prince george's county after missing security tape shows up with a gabon it. >> also, airplanes are taking off overburden for the first time in nearly a week. >> a cloudy and cool start to this wednesday. some rain before the day is over. good morning washington begins right now. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7's good morning washington, on your side. >> good wednesday morning. i am doug...
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america is a better place because of senator chavez. for that, we honor him today. thank you, mr. president, and i note the absence of a quorum. mr. udall: i would vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: the senator is recognized. mr. udall: i would ask unanimous consent that randy farm billnit, a detailee to senator reid, be granted the privileges of the floor for the remainder of the 111th congress. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. udall: mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll of the senate. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina is recognized. mr. demint: i ask the quorum call be suspended. thank you, mr. president, and good morning. today i rise in opposition of the piece of legislation that chairman dodd is calling financial reform. all republicans want to reform our financial system and fix the things that have caused so much financial distress in our country, but rather than address the underlying causes of the 2008 financial crisis, this bill would inst
america is a better place because of senator chavez. for that, we honor him today. thank you, mr. president, and i note the absence of a quorum. mr. udall: i would vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: the senator is recognized. mr. udall: i would ask unanimous consent that randy farm billnit, a detailee to senator reid, be granted the privileges of the floor for the remainder of the 111th congress. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. udall: mr. president, i note...
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it's all here on a busy day of "america live" right now. >>> we begin with the fox news alert. we are getting reports that an actor whose voice is known to tens of millions of people has been fired from his high-profile job, working for geico insurance. the voice actor you hear with that famous 15 minutes could save you 15 percent on your car insurance claims that geico has dropped him because of complaints from the freedom works tea party group. now, the actor's name is lance beckster, he goes by d.c. douglas, here he is, the story is he left a harsh voice mail message at freedom works, which we have a recording of and we're going to tee it up for you, but in the message he asks, quote, what percentage of people working for you are mentally retarded, and he goes on from there. well, geico reportedly responding by firing this guy. freedom works, the tea party group, responded by encouraging people to call geico, and call the actor, and now the actor is suggesting perhaps he has a legal case against freedom works. this is just breaking, we're working to confirm all of it, the vo
it's all here on a busy day of "america live" right now. >>> we begin with the fox news alert. we are getting reports that an actor whose voice is known to tens of millions of people has been fired from his high-profile job, working for geico insurance. the voice actor you hear with that famous 15 minutes could save you 15 percent on your car insurance claims that geico has dropped him because of complaints from the freedom works tea party group. now, the actor's name is...
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bank of the america now includes merrill lithuania. bank of america now includes merrill lynch. wells fargo now has wachovia. these were were big. we put the regulation n we changed the laws. now they are bigger. as he says, 63% -- their assets are 63% of the gross domestic product of this country. 15 years ago they were 17% of gross domestic product. what do we have d.o.d. h. to do before someone sends the message that these things are too big understand that this congress, not pass the buck to the regulators who didn't do the job in the past and let me just say this. i think the world of our regulators now. i don't think they're people regulating now that who baiive basically believe we shouldn't regulate. we made a dishaition helped us through three generation. what do we do with senators on the floor passing legislation based on the fact i trust my regulators now. why aren't we passing legislation that will work over the next two or three generations? something that will work whether we get a president that believes we should have market or not, whether we have a good regula
bank of the america now includes merrill lithuania. bank of america now includes merrill lynch. wells fargo now has wachovia. these were were big. we put the regulation n we changed the laws. now they are bigger. as he says, 63% -- their assets are 63% of the gross domestic product of this country. 15 years ago they were 17% of gross domestic product. what do we have d.o.d. h. to do before someone sends the message that these things are too big understand that this congress, not pass the buck...
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somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro. >>> who has more money for november, democrats or republicans? well the democratic congressional campaign committee ended march with $26 million in cash on hand, compared to just $10 million the national republican congressional committee had in the bank. during march alone the dccc had it around $1 million while the rnc down under $10. >>> welcome back to "hardball." president obama's gearing up today to press his case for wall street cleanup. tomorrow he's going up to new york, and today about 1:30 he told cnbc's chief washington correspondent, john harwood that wall street's wild gambles have to come to an end. john harwood joins us now, along with savannah guthrie, who is a white house
somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro. >>> who has more money for november, democrats or republicans? well the democratic congressional campaign committee ended...
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pair it with america's favorite coffee today. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in today and try our new cheddar cheese and cinnamon raisin bagel twists. >>> american idol, man. it's getting heated in here. >> everybody thinks they know who is in the front running or who should be. >> i know who should be, but i don't know she is ever going to be. i'm alone in this, i know. i think shovan with a b is the only one that i -- i'm sorry, i think she has the best pure voice, voice call fe quality al. >> what about crystal. >> crystal is very good. but i think the best quality voice or pure voice is shovan. >> she broke down at the end of her performance and her father was there for the first time and it brought her to tears supporting her. crystal has had a hard time. she hasn't said that she wanted to quit idol. she has been saying she wanted to go back to her son and ryan are trying to help her through the process. >> the question for me would have been, if she does win and all of that comes with it after that, maybe she likes to sing, but maybe being a profes
pair it with america's favorite coffee today. america runs on dunkin'. hurry in today and try our new cheddar cheese and cinnamon raisin bagel twists. >>> american idol, man. it's getting heated in here. >> everybody thinks they know who is in the front running or who should be. >> i know who should be, but i don't know she is ever going to be. i'm alone in this, i know. i think shovan with a b is the only one that i -- i'm sorry, i think she has the best pure voice, voice...
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in an interview today on "good morning america," investigators say they're not ruling out anything and they consider hutcherson a person of interest. >> right now, we believe that mr. hutcherson is a person of interest that we need to locate as quickly as possible. obviously, his vehicle is very distinctive and we just need to find him as quickly as possible and try to see if he can lead us to tiffany and come to a safe conclusion in this case. >> david tehan, tiffany's husband, said he's shocked by the surveillance footage. doesn't know who hutcherson is. the tehan's have a 1-year-old daughter. >>> cal penn is okay after being mugged at gun point. it happened yesterday in washington. two officials told our sister network cnn penn's wallet and cell phone were taken but he was not seriously injured. there's been no word from penn on the matter, though. >>> they may not run as fast as they did in their 20s or go for as many balls, but as dr. sanjay gupta reports, a team of self-professed old guys refuse to stop playing their favorite sport. >> reporter: they call themselves old guys. but
in an interview today on "good morning america," investigators say they're not ruling out anything and they consider hutcherson a person of interest. >> right now, we believe that mr. hutcherson is a person of interest that we need to locate as quickly as possible. obviously, his vehicle is very distinctive and we just need to find him as quickly as possible and try to see if he can lead us to tiffany and come to a safe conclusion in this case. >> david tehan, tiffany's...
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. >> reporter: it's not all that uncommon, for past expenditures for the rnc and dnc or corporate america. when you're holding a convention in hawaii, it's going to be several hundred thousands of dollars, particularly if you're holding it in hawaii. democrat's at large expenditure comes from conferences and events they have held at this hotel. this is all part of doing business. what it does come in the rnc's expenditure spending $2,000 at that sex-themed club in los angeles. that's brought a lot more scrutiny. one of the big conclusions, coming out in a "washington post" looking at expenditures in the rnc and dnc, wining and dining big contributors, it costs money to get big-time donors. we just saw president obama for barbara boxer, many democrats putting up as much as $30,000. sometimes you need to give those folks more than peanuts or crackers. >> spend money to make money. i think that's the cliche. let's talk about the developing news regarding marco rubio. what is happening there with this preliminary investigation with the irs. >> florida and florida senate race has been one of t
. >> reporter: it's not all that uncommon, for past expenditures for the rnc and dnc or corporate america. when you're holding a convention in hawaii, it's going to be several hundred thousands of dollars, particularly if you're holding it in hawaii. democrat's at large expenditure comes from conferences and events they have held at this hotel. this is all part of doing business. what it does come in the rnc's expenditure spending $2,000 at that sex-themed club in los angeles. that's...
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the dow is led higher by boeing, bank of america and jpmorgan. shares of appm, though, are the standout of the session, up nearly 6%. quarterly profit ahead of expectations. 13 analysts have upgraded this stock today. revenue was up 49%. >>> and general motors chairman and ceo ed whitacre spoke to phil lebeau before he spoke to anybody else, and as phil said, they're looking for a first-quarter profit at general motors and a chance of the company going public. in kansas city, phil lebeau is talking with gm vice chair steve girsky in his first camera interview since taking the job. take it away again, phil. >> reporter: thank you very much, erin. let's point out here that i heard from several people with general motors. they said, hey, listen, we're not telegraphing a profit for the first quarter, but you saw the enthusiasm from ed whitacre jr. the vice chairman of general motors is joining me now, steve girsky. i have to ask you this, because it's clear when we were talking to ed, he said just you wait and see what we do in the first quarter. are
the dow is led higher by boeing, bank of america and jpmorgan. shares of appm, though, are the standout of the session, up nearly 6%. quarterly profit ahead of expectations. 13 analysts have upgraded this stock today. revenue was up 49%. >>> and general motors chairman and ceo ed whitacre spoke to phil lebeau before he spoke to anybody else, and as phil said, they're looking for a first-quarter profit at general motors and a chance of the company going public. in kansas city, phil...